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Ancient India: Indus Valley and Vedic Age
Ancient India: Indus Valley and Vedic Age
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What were the accomplishments of the Mauryan and Gupta empires?
Hospitals & Mathematics
planes
fire
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The Vedic Age was
brought by the nomadic Aryans into Indian subcontinent
brought by King Asoka to Indian subcontinent
brought by Rome to the Indian subcontinent
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In Hindu society, your place of birth was connected to wealth and power, this was called the
the system of democracy
caste system=social hierarchy or class system
way the city was built with public baths.
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The correct order of the Caste system is...
Untouchables, Aryans, Artisans/Merchants, Farmers, Warriors
Aryans, Priests, Farmers, Merchants/Artisans, Untouchables
Priests, Warriors, Merchants/Artisans, Farmers, Untouchables
Hinduism, Aryans, Sandskrit, Social Classes, Asoka, Warriors
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The writing used in the books of the Hindus was __________
Hindu
Polytheistic
English
Sanskrit
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The city of Mohenjo Daro was a planned city with a system of roads in the form of a
circles and spirals
very disorderly, it was eay to be lost
grid with ordered streets
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The main religion of the Gupta Empire was
Hinduism
Jainism
Sikhism
Buddhism
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Archeologists use ____________from an ancient civilization to understand their society.
Artifacts
Snow
Pennies
Public Baths
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Who was the founder of the Gupta Empire?
Chandra Gupta
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Shi Huangdi
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The sacred books of Hinduism are the
Vedas and Upanishads
Three baskets of wisdom
Torah
Bible
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The group of nomadic warriors came to the Indian subcontinent, they were called the __________________
Aryans
Religious beliefs
Sandskrit
Egyptians
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What are the ancient cities on the Indus River in Pakistan?
Athens and Sparta
Babylon and Urek
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
Alexandria and Arlington
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What was the name of the empire in India ruled by Asoka?
Chandragupta Empire
Kalingan Empire
Assyrian Empire
Mauryan Empire
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Asoka became a ______________. He sent this religion to China.
Janism
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
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IIn the caste system in India, the "Untouchables" were considered to be ______________________
kings with great power
the lowest humans, they could not move up in caste system
artisans and craftsmen
merchants and business people
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Asoka was a...
A and B
Buddhist
Emperor of the Mauryan Empire
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An advancement in the Indus Valley Culture was ________
Indoor plumbing and sanitation system
Hair dryers
Microwave ovens
Washers and Dryers
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What did King Asoka do?
made hospitals for humans and animals
sent Buddhist teachings to China
built better roads
all of the above
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A characteristic of the Mauryan empire
Located in northern/central India
Hinduism, postal system
Developed indoor plumbing
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The Ganges River in India is sacred to what religion?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
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Hinduism was brought to the Indian subcontinent by the ...
Warriors
Buddists
Aryans
Saint Paul
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In what modern country is the Ancient Indus Valley located?
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Pakistan
India
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In Hinduism, reincarnation is the belief that a _____________
The public bath cleanses your soul to become beautifuly pure
soul has many lives/incarnations, then it becomes one with the universe
The moon passes over the sun and creates an eclipse
A home gets a new kitchen
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Gupta empire
400 years after Mauryan,Chandragupta,dark age,Buddhism
450 years after Mauryan,Chandragupta I,Golden Age,Hinduism
500 years after Mauryan, founded by Chandragupta I, Golden Age, Hinduism
500 years after Mauryan,Chandragupta I,dark age,Buddhism
